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Cfje Puritan &otitty. 

A UNION OF FAMILY ASSOCIATIONS WITH 
A CENTRAL OFFICE. 



This is a national society of the descendants of the founders of 
New England divided into Family Chapters and Local Unions for His- 
torical, Patriotic and Social work, with a Central Office of Family De- 
partments. Several Family Associations have united with it, and many 
Family Chapters have been organized. None of the good and enjoyable 
features or reunions of Family Associations have been abolished. All 
of the desirable objects of a Union have been accomplished and a 
great Historical, Registration and Social organization has been es- 
tablished. Each family having its own archives and a representative, 
who acts as Registrar, Genealogist and Correspondent, thus assuring to 
descendants throughout the nation the only permanent central institu- 
tion and depository of and for Family collections and records, and 
the greatest Registration Society. A Union Bureau of exchange, re- 
search and information will be conducted. 

This is the original Union of Puritan Colonial families as perfected 
by the greatest Historians and Genealogists in collaboration with the 
originator and founder, and having the founder as one of its officers. 
The New Genealogical methods of Publication and Registration, which 
are far in advance of any present methods, are owned by this Society. 



The sacred tie of Family, reaching backward and forward, binds 
the generations of men together. 

Edward Everett. 



THE PURITANS. 

The emigration of the Puritans to settle New England, contemplated 
in its causes, its circumstances and its results, is the noblest and most 
touching incident in all history. They struggled with difficulties and 
dangers, they endured hardship and sufferings for their cause and 
purposes, of which the present generation have no adequate concep- 
tion. They were men of education and wisdom ; their character was 
formed in the school of adversity, and thus were they prepared, in 
the providence of God, for the noblest of all merely human achieve- 
ments — the founding of a Christian Republic — a free and illustrious 
empire. To such an ancestry, this Nation owes under God, all that 
is valuable in the character, the institutions, and the destifiy of the 
American people. The time is approaching when to be descended 
from the Puritan Settlers of New England will be regarded as the 
truest and the greatest nobility ; to be linked to one of these fami- 
lies, the highest social honor; to be registered in the Archives of 
this Society, forever, is to establish the noblest permanent memorial. 
This is the highest allegiance to their memory : — to honor them ; to 
preserve their history ; to be thankful for the present and mindful of 
the future of our land. 



I would rather have one drop of Puritan blood in my veins than 
all the blood that ever flowed in the veins of kings and princes. 

John Quincy Ada?ns. 



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THE SOCIETY'S ASSEMBLIES, REUNIONS AND MEETINGS. 

The Midwinter Assemblies and the Summer Reunions of these 
historic Family Chapters, when their descendants gather from all over 
the Nation, will be leading Society events. For these meetings inter- 



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esting programs will be arranged, followed by election of Officers and 
Chapter Representatives, a social hour, and Colonial lunch. 

Many of these gatherings of the leading families will be held 
each year. Members will be notified of their Family Chapter meetings. 

An Annual Banquet, the grand union assembly, or meeting of 
all the Chapters, with noted speakers and special features, will be 
held every Winter on the 24th of March. 

There will also be held a mid-summer gathering of all Chapters on 
July 1 8th of each year. This is the anniversary date of the first Thanks- 
giving held in Boston in 1630 by Gov. John Winthrop and his company. 

I have assurance that my charge is of the Lord, and that He hath 
called me to this work. 

Gov. Winthrop. 

OUR OFFICIAL MAGAZINE. 

A magazine, richly illustrated, to be called The Puritan, will be 
published for the Society. This will contain Family Departments and 
Chapter news and also departments devoted to Antiquities, Stirpicul- 
ture, Regeneration, History, Genealogy, Society, Home and Family life, 
— a pure home magazine of noble principles, educational and inspiring. 

Special articles on The Nobility of Life and The Arbutus Society 
(now being advocated) should be read by every one. 

The many Family Departments assures you of something in nearly 
every issue concerning some branch of your ancestral tree or kindred. 

You are invited to send in your subscription to be booked for the 
first year's issues. The price is $2.00 per year. 

By an instinct of our nature we all love to learn the places of our 
birth and the chief circumstances in the lives of our progenitors. 

James Savage. 



ORGANIZATION. 

The government of this Society is vested in a President, Vice- 
President, and Cabinet (consisting of a Secretary-General, a Treasurer- 
General, a Librarian, a Registrar-General, an Editor-in-Chief, etc.), a 
Board of Assistants, Representatives for each family, and twenty-four 
Honorary Vice-Presidents. The general officers are elected by a Con- 
gress of the Representatives, who have been elected by their families in 
meeting assembled. 

The Templed Hills of New England are a monument to the 
Founders of civil and religious liberty. 

ELIGIBILITY AND MEMBERSHIP. 

Any person of either sex over fifteen years of age, of good charac- 
ter, who believes he is a descendant of any of the Puritan colonists 
who settled in New England before 1692, or is a member of any family 
of descendants, is eligible to membership. Application for membership 
may be made by stating the family from which he is descended and with 
which he desires to be identified together with a deposit of five dollars 
($5.00) to cover amount of initial fees and annual dues. Upon receiv- 
ing the same, the Society will issue the Registration Blanks. 

These application papers will help everyone to complete the registra- 
tion of their ancestry, etc. When these have been filled and returned to 
the Society, if approved by the General Officers and the member is 
elected, they will be filed in the Archives of the Chapter and a Certifi- 
cate of Membership, signed by the President and Secretary, will be 
issued to the member, countersigned by the Representatives of the 
Family Chapter. 

Those who make application at once, before the Charter Book, 
holding 1,000 names, is filled, will have their names inscribed among 
the founders. 



The Annual dues are $2.00, payable in January. Associate Mem- 
bership will be granted for $1.00 per year, to all approved, who are 
supposed to be descendants of a Family. Associate Members do not 
receive a Certificate, have no vote, and are not registered in the 
Archives. They have all other privileges of regular recorded members. 

A person may join more than one Family Chapter if eligible, be re- 
corded in the archives of the same, and attend their meetings. 

The Life Membership fee is $100, with no Annual dues. 

A gold membership pin will be mailed for $1.00. 

It is nobility enough when we can trace and record our descent 
from the fathers of New England. 

Deane. 






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PURITAN FAMILY VOLUMES. 



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These will appeal to every one who wishes to established a perman- 
ent record of himself and family in the volumes on the History of these 
Families. The new genealogical methods of this Society, a perfect form 
of genealogical and historical registration, will be used. Each Volume 
will contain the Photograph, Biography, and Pedigree of 100 members. 
, A charge of $25 will be made for engraving the photograph, writing 
the biography, and for a copy of the book. To assure publication 
this charge must be deposited with the Society before the name will be 
listed. When the list reaches 100 in number a volume will be published; 
therefore the date of publication will vary and the Society cannot bind 
itself to any time limit. A permanent Memorial of yourself forever is 
worth considering, especially when among descendants of a renowned 
ancestry. 

Look'^forward a little when the noise and tumult and business of 
this world shall have closed forever. 



LIBRARY OF CONGRESS 

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PRESENT OFFICERS. 



President. 
ALVIN A. VINAL. 

Vice-President. 
FREDERICK H. HITCHCOCK. 

Secretary. 
EMMA E. BRIGHAM. 

Treasurer. 
JOHN WILDER FAIRBANK. 

Librarian. 
C. PARK PRESSEY. 



Office: 
8 Beacon Street, . Boston, Mass. 

New York Office : 
105 West 40th Street. 



January 12, iqu. 



